Possible next brew

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

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Just messing with recipe ideas for next English style ale. Any thoughts?

 

[MyQul]

Looks good :thumb:

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Yeah kind of bitter style of ale I think. Never used chocolate malt but know an ale I like has a bit in. How much I've no idea just tinkering.

 

[clibit]

That's in brown ale territory with the chocolate and crystal at 3.2%. It's just above that colour range for Special/Best/Premium bitter. So it depends what you want, that will be nice, but on the borderline of ESB and brown ale, if there is a borderline between them!

I would also want more than 10g hops in the last 30 mins, myself, you'll get your hop flavour mostly from hops inside the last 20 mins.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Loose the chocolate and increase crystal. And up the hops last 10. Would you also use first gold in last 10? And would you add any at the end to steep?

 

[McMullan]

I'd keep the chocolate malt. It will add something nice. Just add less? 15-30g is nice in a 23L bitter.

 

[clibit]

Agree with McMullan, use a small amount of chocolate. I wouldnt increase the Crystal, 5-10% is the norm.

A typical hop schedule is 60, 15 and then 5 or 0. So most of the hops are in the last 15 mins. The 60 just provides most of the IBUs.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Would you use first gold or challenger for flavour? Or both.

 

[clibit]

They are both good for flavour. Depends if you want the flavour of one, or both. Both would be good, one will show you the flavour of that hop.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

I'm not sure if either so will opt for one. What quantities you reckon then for last bit of boil.

 

[Spapro]

I've done a First Gold Bitter recently and used 25g at 15 mins and 15g at flame out - went for 39 IBU's bitterness but got that from the 60 minute addition as Clibit says.

Just started drinking this brew now and it is the best I've done to date, love the first gold hop (orangey, marmalady loveliness).

Good luck with your brew.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Never used it myself but Clibit mentioned it the other day as being a good hop to try.

 

[clibit]

I reckon 1% to 1.5% chocolate and about 400g crystal. 20g Challenger @60, 20g Challenger/First Gold @ 15 and 30g First Gold @ 5 or 0. Just my two penneth.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Sorted. Will have a tinker.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

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How does that look?

 

[stevej]

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How does that look?

Looks lovely Bungle, just used First Gold myself for the first time still a week or so to go but its looking really good:thumb:

 

[clibit]

I like the look of that. :thumb:

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Yeast subject to change. But never used that one.

 

[TartanSpecial]

Good move to reduce the chocolate malt to 44grm. I used 50grm in a 23ltr batch of Caledonean 80/- last year and it added just the right level of roastiness.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Never used it but have seen GW recipe book for a clone of a bitter I enjoy drinking. So thought I'd lob a bit in and see what happens.